In this all-ages class, students will explore the relationship between breath and movement using the tools of Balinese dance. No dance experience is required, and you don’t have to consider yourself "a person who knows how to move"! Master artist and GSJ Guest Dance Director Emiko Susilo will guide you in cultivating a new relationship with your body through grounding traditional techniques.
Students of all genders are welcomed; students under 12 years old must be accompanied by a caretaker. All class participants are required to be fully vaccinated.
Sunday, February 20
2:30 - 3:30pm, GSJ Banjar (outdoor)
Sliding scale class fee for single class.
When choosing your sliding scale rate, please keep in mind that GSJ depends on the generosity of its community to support high caliber artists and programming.
Emiko Saraswati Susilo is a choreographer, dancer, voice actor and vocalist known for her dynamic and soulful performance and for choreography that delves into questions of the contemporary world through work that is at once innovative and yet deeply rooted in tradition. She has been active in Balinese and Javanese performance for well over three decades; she began playing gamelan as a child and studied Balinese and Javanese dance under Ni Made Wiratini and the late master KRT Sasmintadipura. She has taught Balinese dance since 1992, and in 1997 became a founding member of Cudamani, where she is now Associate Director. Her work with Cudamani, one of Bali’s finest performing ensembles, has inspired many young Balinese women to study gamelan, and the organization’s accomplishments in this arena are truly historic. Susilo also works with Cudamani’s renowned company dancers, whom she often prepares for regional competition, performances at the esteemed Bali Arts Festival, and international touring.
